His net worth is now believed to be $1.65 billion thanks to the skyrocketing value of his NBA team and the Jordan Brand.

According to Forbes, Jordan is the 455th-richest person in the US.

Nike founder Phil Knight called signing Jordan the best decision he ever made, nabbing the NBA rookie for $250,000 a year in 1984. Nike's Jordan Brand alone now brings in more than $3 billion in revenue each year.

He's selling his compound in Chicago, which was originally listed for $29 million. But six years later, the house is still on the market and the price is down to $14.9 million.

It has its own basketball court, as well as a pool with a patch of lawn in the middle of it.

It is estimated that Jordan has paid more than $680,000 in property taxes since he put the house up for sale.

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Jordan has won millions in lawsuits against companies that used his name or likeness without permission. He then donated all the money to 23 children's charities. The total amount was not reported, but Jordan was awarded $8.9 million in one case.

In 2016, Jordan also pledged two large donations to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the International Association of Chiefs of Police's new Institute for Community-Police Relations after a string of police-involved shootings.

Jordan's three oldest children have all followed their father into the shoe business. Jeffery Michael and Jasmine both work with Nike and Jordan Brand.

Marcus opened a boutique sneaker shop in Disney World called Trophy Room.

The elder Jordan is also investing in tech startups. MJ was reportedly one of several famous people who invested heavily in Gigster, a Silicon Valley startup that connects companies to freelance software developers, designers, and project managers.

He also used to play $100 post-practice shooting games that allegedly ruined Rodney McCray's career. MJ would reportedly taunt McCray him by yelling: "You're a loser! You've always been a loser!'

He even took $500 from a fan at a charity golf tournament when the fan said MJ couldn't land the ball on the green.

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And he wasn't above cheating to make sure he won, like the time he would bet Scottie Pippen on the outcome of in-game scoreboard races even though MJ already knew the results.

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From ESPN's Amin Elhassan:

"[Jordan] would show up really early to get his shots up on gameday. If you show up to an arena early enough, you'll see the gamehouse people basically doing a dry run through everything. Everything from the national anthem to … One of the things they have is that thing where it's like the three Bulls flying, and it's like 'Who's gonna win?' So Mike is watching this and is like, 'Oh, so you guys already know [who's going to win]?' And the guy says, 'Yeah we know; it's all pre-recorded.' [Jordan says] 'So you know who's gonna win tonight, right?' And he says, 'Yeah, the red one.'

"Fast-forward to the game. Timeout. Phil is drawing up a play. Mike goes to Scottie and says, 'Hundred bucks the red one wins.' And then proceeds to do this for the rest of the season and Scottie never catches on."

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He travels with a security team when he goes overseas. His secret codename is "Yahweh," the Hebrew word for God.

Jordan is well known for his love of cigars and told Cigar Aficionado magazine that he smokes six a day.

Beyond money, MJ is married Yvette Prieto.

They had twins in 2014.

At age 55, he still works out. In 2013, he declared he was going to get down to his playing weight of 218 pounds. It is unknown if he reached the goal, but considering his competitiveness, it would seem likely.

He's also good at video games. He beat level 100 on Bejeweled and became a Bejeweled Demigod, according to ESPN.

His post-basketball career is already influencing the next generation. Kevin Garnett has talked about following in MJ's footsteps and buying the Timberwolves and it would not be surprising if other players like LeBron and Stephen Curry become future owners.

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MJ has said that winning a championship as an owner would be more gratifying than any of the six rings he won as a player.